Pono Faaagi

Height:
6-1
Weight:
275
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Murrieta, CA
High School:
Vista Murrieta HS

Expected to battle Saia Fonongaloa, Kain Su'a and Richard Watkins for starting nod at nose tackle this fall.

2019 -- Played all 11 games as a sophomore with one start in the Weber State contest ... notched seven total tackles (two solo), including one tackle for lost yardage at Oregon State .. made two stops against Sacramento State and Idaho.

2018 -- Played in 10 of Cal Poly's 11 games with seven starts as a redshirt freshman ... notched 11 total tackles (four solo), including a season-high four tackles versus Weber State ... also made three tackles at Eastern Washington ... earned one sack at Eastern Washington and another tackle for lost yardage versus Southern Utah ... forced a fumble in Weber State game and recorded two quarterback hurries against Brown ... notched a tackle for lost yardage in 2019 Spring Game.

2017 -- Redshirt ... no tackles in 2018 Spring Game.

High School -- Under head coach David Olson at Vista Murrieta High School, Faaagi made 64 tackles (38 solo) during his senior season, including 16 tackles for lost yardage, seven sacks, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one interception ... season high for tackles was 10 against JSerra Catholic ... was named Nike's All-Poly Defensive MVP and landed on the All-Southwestern League second team ... Broncos were 9-3 in 2016, finishing second in the Southwestern League and reaching the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs ... Faaagi collected 48 tackles (15 solo) as a junior with six sacks and 11 tackles for lost yardage en route to all-Southwestern League honors ... Faaagi also was named Cal Poly Football Camp defensive MVP in the summer of 2016 ... after considering offers from UNLV, Army and San Jose State, Faaagi elected to come to Cal Poly because it is "a perfect fit with high academics and Division I football as well as the family atmosphere" ... Eric McMillan Award recipient.

Personal -- Son of Pouono and Whisper Faaagi ... two brothers, Michael and Suipi, and two sisters, Selesina and Aofia ... originally from Hawai'i ... born in Harbor City, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.